$ 69.00

A Beautifully Detailed, Original Plan of a House for R. C. Johnson, Washington DC 1883. HAND-COLORED.C. H. Read, Architect. From the American Architect & Building News, June 23, 1883.

This picture is extremely hard to find, as the Architect not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been. It measures 8.5 by 13 inches. Has a mat border and foam core backing (not attached to the picture). The whole plan measures approximately 12 by 16 inches (with mat border). Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored. Shrink wrapped.

This is the thirteenth installment in our series of posts comparing significant events from a year in United States history with a few of our unique architectural plans from the same period. 1888, the...